Baseball Recap: Washburn Wins Going Away Against Gatlinburg-Pittman

Washburn barely beat Gatlinburg-Pittman the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Washburn put the hurt on Gatlinburg-Pittman with a sharp 12-3 victory on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-2 on March 10th.

Matthew Harville

Hits (Career)

03/28/25 @ Gatlinburg-Pittman	2
03/18/25 vs Apostolic Christian Academy	1
03/14/25 @ Cumberland Gap	1
03/04/25 @ Claiborne	1

Riley Munsey and Matthew Harville made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Munsey pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Harville didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Munsey has become a key player for Washburn: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 3-5 otherwise. At bat, Munsey scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Harville scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Harville a new career-high in hits (two).

In other batting news, Bryson Clay was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Landry Coffey was another key player, scoring two runs.

Washburn has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. Gatlinburg-Pittman has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Washburn will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Apostolic Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on April 10. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they will head out to take on Austin-East at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Gatlinburg-Pittman is facing Austin-East at the right time seeing as Austin-East is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.